history of the car

People lives changed more during twentieth century than in any previous period in history. With so many inventions came in this period, there are few of them that have influenced and changed world more than automobile. Since most people alive today have grown up in the automotive age, the impact of the automobile on the society is easily overlooked. Out of experiments in many places and with many elements of design, the essential features of …

…years, when it was an experimental vehicle of interest only to technical enthusiasts, automobile became a necessity in the lives of millions of families and businesses. It became, at the same time, a symbol of prestige and status and the basis of a major industry. As the automobile hangs precariously on the cliff edge between necessity and status symbol one must agree that to get by today without an automobile is quite an impossible task.